This module is designed to develop appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude in the investigation of small parts such as breast, thyroid, testes and anterior abdominal wall. At the end of this module, students will be able to recognize the normal and abnormal ultrasound findings. Students will have the opportunity to specialize in any one or all of these areas. Students will be guided in the competent production, interpretation, and assessment and reporting of these small parts ultrasound images.

Topics include common indications and sonographic scanning technique/protocol for examination of the breast, thyroid, testes and anterior abdominal wall. Relevant benign and malignant imaging appearances of the breast, thyroid and testicular nodules and other common pathologies as well as technical pitfalls associated with sonographic imaging of these areas will be discussed.

Speakers / Trainers

What You’ll Learn

Recognise and describe the normal and abnormal imaging characteristics of the breast, testes, thyroid and anterior abdominal wall ultrasound

Demonstrate confidence to perform and interpret routine sonographic imaging of the breast, thyroid, testes and anterior abdominal wall; and communicate findings clearly and accurately to the radiologists

Demonstrate independent and collaborative clinical decision making to differentiate the sonographic appearance of normal structures from pathologic conditions and to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities detected on ultrasound

Recognise when modifications to routine scanning approaches are required and describe the limitations of ultrasound in regards to imaging the breast, thyroid and testes as well as anterior abdominal wall.

Who Should Attend

Radiographers practising ultrasound

Healthcare professionals involved in ultrasound work

Prerequisites

Participants must have relevant ultrasound related experience (preferably at least 1 year of working experience as an independent sonographer).

Candidates must have the required access to a medical ultrasound facility to develop competency in the respective clinical applications. They must be actively engaged in supervised ultrasound clinical practice in the workplace for at least three days (or equivalent) per week. It is the candidate's responsibility to secure a supervised clinical arrangement in the workplace. At the end of the trimester, candidates must satisfy the clinical requirements (ie. compulsory logging the required number of ultrasound examinations in clinical portfolio and pass the clinical skills assessment).

Documents and information you would need to complete this application:
Please upload documents under Online Applications - Supporting Documents section.

Why did you select SIT over other academic institutions? (100 - 150 words)

What do you hope to achieve at the completion of the module? (100 - 150 words)

* Mandatory Documents
^ If applicant's basic professional qualification was not obtained from Singapore, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States of America)

Duration

Part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Sonography: 1 - 3 years

Part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography: 1 - 5 years

Each module is around 12-14 weeks in duration

Candidates are expected to set aside time for self-directed learning for the entire duration of the module

Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:

Attend 75% of the module, and

Undertake credit bearing assessment

A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who:

Attend 75% of the module, and

Participants who pass the Assessment criteria of the respective module will earn 6 credits, which are stackable for Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma qualifications.

Candidates who pass 4 modules (totalling 24 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Sonography by Singapore Institute of Technology.

Candidates who pass 8 modules (totalling 48 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography by Singapore Institute of Technology.

Schedule

Date

Duration

Venue

2 Sep 2019 - 5 Jan 2020

151 Hours

SIT@Dover, 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683

Fees

Category

Full Fee

After SF Funding

After SF Mid-CareerEnhanced Subsidy

Singapore Citizen (Below 40) /
Singapore PR

$4,173.00

$1,251.90

Not Eligible

Singapore Citizen (40 & above)

$4,173.00

$1,251.90

$471.90

Non-Singaporeans

$4,173.00

Not Eligible

Not Eligible

Note:

All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.

You can opt for either SkillsFuture Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.

To be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:

Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident

Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:

Be a Singaporean Citizen

Be at least 40 years old

Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme

SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.

SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.

Each module carries 6 credits which are stackable for Postgraduate Certificate in Sonography. Candidates who pass any of the 4 modules (inclusive of 2 compulsory modules in bold), totalling 24 credits, with a CGPA of ≥ 2.5 to be completed within a 3 year period will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Sonography by SIT.

Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography
These modules are stackable towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography or can be taken individually as a single module as follows:

Each module carries 6 credits which are stackable for Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography. Candidates who pass any of the 8 modules (inclusive of 3 compulsory modules in bold), totalling 48 credits, with a CGPA of ≥ 2.5 to be completed within a 5 year period will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography by SIT.